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I had my pre op today and j was a little surprised to hear that they suggested i have an epidural and sedation instead of a general. i didnt even realise this could be an
option. I dont have any health issues so not sure about this at all?
Any thoughts?
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adiebabie heather78265
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I had my THR just 4 days ago with an epidural. It was brilliant! I was in the OR chatting away, nodded off* and awoke 45 minutes later to see an xray of my shiny new hip staring me in the face. "There it is! We're all done." I was part of a day surgery test (home within 12 hours) but wound up having to stay one night in hospital because of pain and faintness. I didn't have any prior health issues. Now my pain is fairly minimal, mostly discomfort, and I'm at home recovering. *As to nodding off, they did slip a little something into my IV otherwise I likely would have talked their ears off. If you can avoid a general is it REALLY worth it.
heather78265 adiebabie
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wow! i wish you a speedy recovery!
diane45065 heather78265
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Just want to echo what the others have said here. I was also surprised when told I would not have general anaesthesia, but the operation went as if I did. I told the anaesthetist in the pre-surgery meeting that the whole thing made me nervous and she assured me that if I didn't want to be aware of anything I wouldn't be. And I wasn't! It was as if I had been knocked out. The reason the spinal block works better than general is that it takes so many hours for the effect to wear off, so the recovery pain is much more manageable. You will be fine! Good luck!
heather78265 diane45065
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hi thankyou i hope so! not long now to go and dreading the whole thing !
judith12644 heather78265
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Hang on in there Heather! I was dreading it too, but I was lucky, the whole thing was much better than I was expecting. Hope that it's the same for you.